Clinton to visit Morocco next month for G8

Clinton will travel to Marrakesh, Morocco from November 2-3, 2009 to participate in the 6th Forum for the Future.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Morocco next month for talks with Middle East and Group of Eight (G8) countries about promoting economic and political progress in the region.

- Clinton will travel to Marrakesh, Morocco from November 2-3, 2009 to participate in the 6th Forum for the Future - the State Department said in a statement.

The forum - is a unique partnership between governments of the region, the G8, civil society representatives and private sector leaders to discuss and exchange ideas on how to best work together to support progress and expand opportunities for the people of the region - it said.

The G8 is composed of the world's leading industrial countries -- the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia.

Morocco and the United States hosted the first Forum for the Future, which took place in Rabat in 2004.